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BMW Philippines Shows off the XM, Their Most Powerful SUV to Date

BMW Philippines shows off the XM, their largest and most powerful SUV to date. Whether it’s beautiful or not is debatable but in person, its sheer size makes it a very imposing sight. The styling reflects BMWs current experimental trend featuring quad headlights, supersized kidney grilles and very boxy proportions. The hybrid badge may fool people into thinking that this has a smaller 6 cylinder engine. Those same people might be pleased to know that this comes with a 4.4L Twin Turbo V8 that puts out 482hp and 650Nm of torque. The electric motor alone puts out an additional 194hp and 281Nm of torque. All in all, the XM has a combined 644hp and 800Nm of torque on tap Power is sent to all 4 wheels via an 8 speed transmission. It can sprint from 0-100kph in just 4.3 seconds and it has an electronically limited top speed of 250kph Its 25.7kWh battery is good for 88km of range in pure EV mode As for amenities, it comes with: Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System with an ove

Honda Launches the facelifted Brio and City on the Same Day

 Honda Launches the facelifted Brio and City on the same day. HONDA CITY The styling changes to the new city are very subtle. It gets a different grille and slightly different bumpers It will come in 4 variants. All variants will come with the same 1.5L naturally aspirated engine that puts out 89hp and 140Nm of torque. All variants come with a CVT transmission. There is no manual variant. A Push start button comes standard on all variants as well as power adjustable side mirrors. All variants except for the base E variant will come with an 8in screen with wireless apple carplay and andriod auto. The base model gets a 2din head unit. The V gets a leather wrapped steering wheel, the top of the line RS variant gets leather seats The most significant improvement to the new city is the inclusion of Honda sensing to all variants. Honda sensing includes: Adaptive cruise control, Collision Mitigation Braking System (Automatic Braking) Lane Keeping Assist System Lead Car Departure Notification

Gac Launches the Emzoom and It May Just Disrupt the Market

 The GAC GS3 Emzoom has finally been launched with specs and pricing that may just disrupt the market. It will come in 3 variants which will occupy one of the most competitive price brackets in the market, the 1-1.2 milion peso price bracket All 3 variants will get the same 1.5 liter engine which puts out 174hp and 270Nm of torque. It’s the same engine that powers the Empow and if the Empow is any indication, the Emzoom may be one of the quickest if not the quickest crossover in this price bracket. Also standard on all variants are a 7 speed dual clutch transmission, a 10.25 in screen with apple carplay and android mirroring, GAC's new design language is very angular The base model 1.5GS will sell for P998,000 and will hold the distinction of having the most powerful engine of any vehicle under 1 million pesos by a significant margin. It will come with a polyurethane steering wheel, fabric seats, 18in wheels, cruise control, rear parking sensors but no reverse camera. The Middle-